Pajarita wrote:OMG, WHAT A CUTIE!!!! I just love cockatoos! They are such hams, aren't they? Well, not all of them but the better adjusted ones are. And see how he did like the higher pitch, happy baby voice? Not all species like the 'high energy' voice though... I think that amazons tend to prefer a soft voice and words spoken in a slower and more marked cadence.
Cockatoos generally don't like me much. That's just as well, since I don't think I could ever have one. Just too much dust for my lungs.
Cheerio, the U2 in the video, is really friendly. He does tend to like me okay. He does get really excited when I use that high-pitched voice. I haven't tried it much with Bucca, our M2. I'm usually trying to remove energy from that situation, not add to it.
We had a very plucked Goffins named Buddy who really loved me. He was super nervous, but super nice, and went home fairly quickly. He's one of the ones I really miss. He definitely reacted better to a softer, quieter voice.
Maybe he is trying to imitate Joey's (you know, the Friends' character?) pick up line, the low and sexy "How YOU doing?"